Löschian number

Löschian number
Named after	August Lösch
Subsequence of	A032766
Formula	x2 xy y2 for integer x, y
First terms	0, 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16
OEIS index	A003136; Löschian numbers;

In number theory, the numbers of the form x² xy y² for integer x, y are called the Löschian numbers (or Loeschian numbers). These numbers are named after August Lösch. They are the norms of the Eisenstein integers. They are a set of whole numbers, including zero, and having prime factorization in which all primes congruent to 2 mod 3 have even powers (there is no restriction of primes congruent to 0 or 1 mod 3).

Properties

Every Löschian number is nonnegative.
Every square number is a Löschian number (by setting x or y to 0).
- Moreover, every number of the form $(m^{2} m 1)x^{2}$ for m and x integers is a Löschian number (by setting y=mx).
There are infinitely many Löschian numbers.
Given that odd and even integers are equally numerous, the probability that a Löschian number is odd is 0.75, and the probability that it is even is 0.25. This follows from the fact that $(x^{2} xy y^{2})$ is even only if x and y are both even.
The greatest common divisor and the least common multiple of any two or more Löschian numbers are also Löschian numbers.
The product of two Löschian numbers is always a Löschian number, in other words Löschian numbers are closed under multiplication.
- This property makes the set of Löschian numbers into a monoid under multiplication.
The product of a Löschian number and a non-Löschian number is never a Löschian number.